Packers vs Eagles Highlights | 2024 NFL Season Opener Recap Week 1

sou Paulo Brazil the Green Bay Packers 2024 season opener at Arena Corinthians in sou Paulo Brazil proved to be a challenging night as they fell to the Philadelphia Eagles 3429 despite a valiant effort missed opportunities and a crucial injury left the Packers grappling with a tough defeat the Packers entered the game with High Hopes looking to make a strong start to the new season however they were unable to to convert several key opportunities into touchdowns instead Green Bay settled for field goals on multiple occasions including a missed attempt while struggling defensively with missed tackles the game took a turn for the worse when quarterback Jordan love was injured on the third to last play while trying to avoid a sack having been already managing a calf issue throughout the game Love's injury prevented him from completing the final snaps of the match just despite winning the turnover battle 3-1 Green Bay's inability to capitalize on these turnovers proved costly they managed only field goals following each turnover while the Eagles converted their single turnover into a touchdown Green Bay briefly closed the Gap to two points with a field goal with 752 left in the game but Philadelphia managed to control the clock with a lengthy 16-play drive that ended with a field goal establishing a five-point lead lead that ultimately secured their Victory Eagles quarterback Jaylen Herz had a solid performance completing 20 of 34 passes for 278 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions earning an 80.3 passer rating wide receiver AJ Brown was a key contributor catching five passes for 119 yds and a touchdown while devont Smith added seven catches for 84 yards running back ban Barkley also played a pivotal role rushing 24 times for 109 yds and scoring two touchdowns for the Packers Jordan love completed 17 of 34 passes for 260 yards with two touchdowns and one interception achieving an 83.0 passer rating running back Josh Jacobs had 15 carries for 80 yards and Emanuel Wilson contributed with four rushes for 46 yards one wide receiver Jaden Reed delivered a standout performance with four receptions for 138 yards including a 70 yard touchdown reception and a 33 yd rushing touchdown Romeo Dube also made his Mark with four catches for 50 yards asterisk first quarter Packers lead 6-0 asterisk Green Bay won the coin toss and chose to receive the opening drive saw Jordan love and his offensive line working to establish a rhythm them a successful 19- yd completion to Romeo dub on third down put the Packers in good field position at the Eagles 42 yd line however a promising play was nullified when Green Bay was flagged for having 12 men on the field similar to the Eagles after a deep incompletion intended for Watson the Packers faced a fourth and sixth situation but opted to punt following a false start penalty on right tackle Zack Tom Daniel wheen executed a well-placed 33 yd punt pinning Philadelphia at their own 10 yd line the Packers defense quickly made an impact as Eric Wilson tackled saquin Barkley for a loss of five yards on the Eagles first play a subsequent incomplete pass by Herz led to a crucial turnover when Xavier mckin intercepted a pass and returned it to the Eagles 19 ydd line despite a sack on the first play and a holding penalty on Rashid Walker that pushed the Packers back love managed to set up a 31 yd field goal attempt for rookie Braden narison the rookie delivered giving Green Bay a 3oh lead with 8 minutes 26 seconds left in the first quarter the Packers defense continued to assert itself with Kenny Clark and Devonte Wyatt disrupting the Eagles offensive line and forcing another turnover Wyatt recovered a botched snap at the Philadelphia 13 yd line this marked the first time since 2007 that the Packers had secured two turnovers in the first quarter of a season opener the Packers rotated first round pick Jordan Morgan into the right guard position during the third offensive series a nyard screen pass to Josh Jacobs set up a second field goal attempt for narison following a penalty for offensive pass interference on Duke Green Bay was pushed back to the Eagles 13 yd line after a few incompletions nerson made a 23 yd field goal to extend the Packers lead to 60 with 301 remaining in the first quart second quarter Packers lead 1917 at halftime Philadelphia started the second quarter at the Green Bay 34 yd line the Eagles were initially stopped on their first attempt at a tush push on Third and one but a defensive offsides penalty on TJ Slayton allowed him another try on second and 11 Herz connected with Barkley for an 18yd touchdown pass giving the Eagles a 76 lead with 1238 left in the first half Green Bay's offense responded with a series of plays that included a notable 14 yd run by amanuel Wilson followed by a 23 yd gain on Two Carries after using their third timeout with 1024 left in the half the Packers executed a successful end round play with Jaden Reed who dashed dashed for a 33 yd touchdown although narison made the extra point Green Bay opted to try for a two-point conversion after the Eagles were off sides Jacobs was stopped short on the attempt leaving the Packers with a 127 lead Philadelphia quickly retook the lead with an 11 yd touchdown run by Barkley making it 1412 love then nearly threw an interception but recovered to connect with Reed for a 70 yd touch down pass putting the Packers back ahead at 1914 with 511 remaining in the half the Eagles responded with a series of completions including a 21 yd pass to Dallas goit and a seveny slant to Smith on First and 10 from the Green Bay 14 Kea Nixon recorded his first career regular season sack pushing Philadelphia back after a false start penalty and a 38- yd field goal by Jake Elliot the game was tied at 1917 at halftime asterisk third quarter Eagles lead 3126 asteris the Eagles resumed the game with a 67 yd touchdown pass to AJ Brown regaining the lead at 2419 Green Bay responded with a drive that included a fumble by Jacobs which was fortunately recovered by receiver Bo Melton a fresh set of downs and a personal foul penalty on Zack bound helped the Packers of Advanced to the Eagles 45 yd line following a motion by Reed Tucker craft made a 29 yd reception to the Eagles 16 yd line an interference penalty on Avent Maddox set up a first and goal opportunity and love threw a 2-y touchdown pass to put Green Bay ahead 2624 the drive which lasted 214 was a six playay 70 yd effort